Acting credits
34
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
James Marcus
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 18Series: 17Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 2270
IMDb ID: nm0546118
Known for: Acting
Born: June 23, 1942
Died: May 4, 2020
Age: 77
Place of birth: Romford, Essex, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1963 - 2005
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 7.39
Wikidata: Q29969078
Other jobs
Director (1)
Biography
James Marcus was a British actor. His first appearance on TV was the BBC show Hello, Good Evening and Welcome (1968). He is best known for his performance as Georgie, one of the droogs in Stanley Kubrick's controversial film A Clockwork Orange (1971) and for playing the lead role of station chief Sidney Tate in the 1986 TV movie and the subsequent first three seasons of ITV drama London's Burning from 1988 to 1990. In 1989, Marcus wrote and directed the movie Tank Malling starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Donohoe. In August 2024, the actors union Equity announced that Marcus had passed away. It later transpired that he had died some four years previously on 4th May, 2020.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with James Marcus.
Friends Reunited
as Moody
2005 Movie
3.0
Tank Malling
Director
1989 Movie
8.5
London's Burning: The Movie
as Sidney Tate
1986 Movie
6.0
King of the Ghetto
as Arthur
1986 Movie
5.0
Number One
as DC Fleming
1985 Movie
Pocketful of Dreams
as Frank
1982 Movie
Bread or Blood
as Kimber
1981 Movie
Never Never Land
as P.C. Stubbs
1980 Movie
6.4
McVicar
as Sewell
1980 Movie
3.0
Let's Get Laid
as Rusper
1978 Movie
5.3
Doctor Who: Underworld
as Rask
1978 Movie
Watch That Space
as Jim
1978 Movie
6.6
The Naked Civil Servant
as Clerkenwell Tough
1975 Movie
6.8
Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs
as Peasant
1974 Movie
Mates
as John
1971 Movie
8.2
A Clockwork Orange
as Georgie
1971 Movie
6.5
The Virgin Soldiers
as Soldier
1969 Movie
Kilroy
as Pete
1965 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with James Marcus.
7.1
Heartbeat
as Clive Loxton • 1 eps
1992 Series
6.0
The Chief
as DS Primm • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.3
Lovejoy
as Tommy • 1 eps
1986 Series
5.0
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
as Police Mechanic • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Jane Eyre
as John • 4 eps
1983 Series
6.0
The Old Curiosity Shop
as George • 2 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Minder
as Bertie • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.2
Terry and June
as Bleeker • 1 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Shoestring
as PO Peachey • 1 eps
1979 Series
8.3
Mind Your Language
as Commissionaire • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.5
The Professionals
as D.C. Jack • 1 eps
1977 Series
6.3
Target
as Lewis • 1 eps
1977 Series
7.8
The Sweeney
as Myles • 1 eps
1975 Series
7.0
Playhouse
as Frank • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.7
UFO
as SHADO Operative • 1 eps
1970 Series
6.5
Manhunt
as Private • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Rask • 3 eps
1963 Series